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The McGwire-Sosa home run chase helped make 1998 one of MLB's wildest seasons ever - ESPN
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Remembering Mark McGwire, Sammy Sosa's Historic Summer of '98 Home Run Chase, News, Scores, Highlights, Stats, and Rumors
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1998 Major League Baseball home run record chase - Wikipedia
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Timeline: Sammy Sosa vs. Mark McGwire in 1998
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Timeline: Sammy Sosa vs. Mark McGwire in 1998
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Remembering Sammy Sosa's chase for the home run record 25 years ago - and it's most memorable day
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Timeline: Sammy Sosa vs. Mark McGwire in 1998
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The McGwire-Sosa home run chase helped make 1998 one of MLB's wildest seasons ever - ESPN
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Sammy Sosa, Mark McGwire, and the home run chase of 1998 - Chicago Sun-Times
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As Giancarlo Stanton nears Roger Maris' old record, Sammy Sosa nowhere to be seen
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Sept. 27, 1998: McGwire hits 70 and is saluted as 'the new American sports hero
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September 8, 1998: Cardinals' Mark McGwire wins the race to 62 against Sammy Sosa's Cubs – Society for American Baseball Research
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975 Sammy Sosa Cubs 1998 Stock Photos, High-Res Pictures, and Images - Getty Images
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As Giancarlo Stanton nears Roger Maris' old record, Sammy Sosa nowhere to be seen